Top 10 Biggest Palaces and Castles in the World |
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Top 10 Biggest Palaces and Castles in the World
Subscribe for more Top 10 videos: http://bit.ly/Top10z 10. Quirinal Palace https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quirinal_Palace • Ancient Pope's palace and current presidential palace of the President of the Italian Republic. The presidential residence also has a garden with an area of 430,556,417 square feet (40.000 square meters or 4 hectares). • 110,500 square meters (1,189,412 sq ft) • 9. Royal Palace of Madrid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Palace_of_Madrid • 135,000 square meters (1,453,128 sq ft) • The largest functioning palace in Europe. 8. Malbork Castle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malbork_Castle • Located in Poland, Malbork Castle is the largest castle in the world. The castle was founded in 1274 by the Teutonic Knights who used it as their headquarters to help defeat Polish enemies and rule their own northern Baltic territories. The castle was expanded several time to host the growing number of Knights until their retreat to Königsburg in 1466. • 143,000 square meters (1,539,239 sq ft) 7. Forbidden City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbidden_City • 150,000 square meters (1,614,587 sq ft) • With an enclosed area of 720,000 square meters (178 acres), it is the world's largest palace complex. 6. Apostolic Palace https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostolic_Palace • 162,000 square meters (1,743,753 sq ft) • Current Papal Palace and Vatican Museums in Rome. 5. Istana Nurul Aman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istana_Nurul_Iman • 200,000 square meters (2,152,782 sq ft) • Official residence of the Sultan of Brunei. The largest functioning royal palace in the world. 4. Ak Saray https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Complex • 200,020 square meters (2,152,997 sq ft) • The official presidential palace of the Republic of Turkey since 2014. 3. Lourve Palace https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louvre_Palace • 210,000 square meters (2,260,421 sq ft) • Royal residence of the kings of France for 300 years, the modern day Louvre Museum exhibitions occupy 60,600 square meters (652,293 sq ft). The entire palace complex occupies 40 hectares (4,305,564 sq ft) (400 000 square meters). 2. Houfberg Palace https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hofburg • 240,000 square meters (2,583,339 sq ft) • Former imperial palace in the center of Vienna. Part of the palace forms the official residence and workplace of the President of Austria. Built in the 13th century and expanded in the centuries since, the palace has housed some of the most powerful people in European and Austrian history, including monarchs of the Habsburg dynasty, rulers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was the principal imperial winter residence. The palace has 2600 rooms. 1. Palace of Parliament https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_the_Parliament • 330,000 square meters (3,552,090 sq ft) • The Palace of the Parliament is the world's largest administrative building (for civilian use; The Pentagon in the United States is larger). It measures 270 m by 240 m, 86 m high, and 92 m under ground. It has 1,100 rooms and is 12 stories tall, with additional 8 underground levels. The palace was intended to be used by the sovereign Nicolae Ceausescu, Romania's supreme ruler and dictator. Colossal parliament building known for its ornate interior, it is now housing the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, three museums and an international conference center. The National Museum of Contemporary Art, the Museum of Totalitarianism and Socialist Realism and the Museum of the Palace are hosted inside the palace, - More Top 10 Trends Videos - Trending Now! ► https://goo.gl/6iOjv4 YouTuber Top 10s ► http://goo.gl/K1CSy3 Gaming Top 10s ► https://goo.gl/x5wC6g 10 Things You Won't Believe Exist! ► https://goo.gl/9W00nj Fortnite Animations ►https://goo.gl/eynycv Call of Duty Animations ► https://goo.gl/ZK4iB3 Top 10 Trends is a Top 10 channel that produces informative, fascinating, and engaging educational entertainment list videos. We also post gaming animation videos like Fortnite Battle Royale animated cartoons and Call of Duty Blackout Zombies animations. Watch our viral, trending, creepy, crazy, funny, hilarious, and mysterious list videos. Top 10 Trends covers everything including Top 10s on Pop Culture, Celebrity, Movies, Music, TV, Film, Video Games, Politics, News, Comics, Superheroes, Sports, Money and more. Your #1 facts source for Top 10 content! Follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/Top10Trendz Voiceover by: https://www.youtube.com/SonOfAMitchShow |